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Exercise 1.1: Using Python as a Calculator
Source: Practical Python Programming,
01_Introduction/01_Python.md.
Exercise 1.1: Using Python as a Calculator
On your machine, start Python and use it as a calculator to solve the following problem.
Lucky Larry bought 75 shares of Google stock at a price of $235.14 per share. Today, shares of Google are priced at $711.25. Using Python’s interactive mode as a calculator, figure out how much profit Larry would make if he sold all of his shares.
>>> (711.25 - 235.14) * 75
35708.25
>>>
Pro-tip: Use the underscore (_) variable to use the result of the last calculation. For example, how much profit does Larry make after his evil broker takes their 20% cut?
>>> _ * 0.80
28566.600000000002
>>>